COAST GUARD ENDS SEARCH FOR MISSING SHIP PILOT ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Coast Guard crews have ended their search for a missing federal ship pilot who entered the water about two miles off the coast of Cape Henlopen, at the mouth of the Delaware Bay, Sunday night. Missing is Lynn Deibert, 52, a pilot with […]
COAST GUARD SEARCHES FOR MISSING SHIP PILOT ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – The Coast Guard is searching this morning for a Chesapeake ship pilot who reportedly fell while boarding a freight ship off Cape Henlopen, at the mouth of the Delaware Bay. Search and rescue coordinators at Coast Guard Sector Field Office Atlantic City were contacted […]
Loss of Whooping Cranes at Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge After Storms Hit Central FloridaThe Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership (WCEP) regretfully announces theloss of the 18 juvenile whooping cranes at the Chassahowitzka NationalWildlife Refuge. The cranes died as a result of the storms that sweptthrough central Florida during the evening and early morning of February 1and […]
COAST GUARD TO CLOSE CAPE FEAR RIVER SATURDAY WILMINGTON, N.C. – The Coast Guard plans to close the Cape Fear River to all boat traffic from 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday to ensure the safe passage of a ship delivering four new cranes to the port here. There is potential that the transit could […]
COAST GUARD TO CLOSE CAPE FEAR RIVER WILMINGTON, N.C. – The Coast Guard will not be closing the Cape Fear River Friday, Feb. 2, as originally scheduled, for the transit of four new cranes to the port here.Heavy weather today prevented engineers from preparing the cranes to transit up the river, and sea conditions will […]
NOAA Seeking Proposals for Cooperative Fisheries Research The Mid-Atlantic Research Set-Aside (RSA) Program provides a mechanism to fund research and compensate vessels through the sale of fish harvested under a research quota. Up to 3 percent of the total allowable landings (TAL) in certain Mid-Atlantic fisheries may be dedicated to research endeavors under the RSA […]
NOAA Scientists Study Potential Bias in Recreational Surveys The 2006 National Research Council review of NOAA Fisheries’ recreational fisheries data program pointed out some factors that may cause overestimates or underestimates of catch and effort figures. Over the past year, NOAA Fisheries scientists have been evaluating these and other sources of potential bias in hopes […]
Controlled Access Committee The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council will hold a meeting of its Controlled Access Committee January 23-24, 2007 in Charleston, South Carolina. The Committee will meet to discuss a possible Limited Access Privilege Program for the snapper grouper fishery in the South Atlantic region. A public comment period will be held as […]
NOAA to Hold Regional Public Meetings on Possible Management Measures for Sharks and Swordfish NOAA Fisheries has published a series of combined regional meetings on an Atlantic swordfish proposed rule and scoping meetings on potential shark management measures. The proposed rule on Atlantic swordfish would provide a reasonable opportunity for U.S. vessels to more fully […]
MARINERS NOW ABLE TO PAY USER FEES ONLINE WASHINGTON, D.C. – Merchant mariners are now able to pay user fees for the evaluation of applications, examinations, issuance of licenses and merchant mariner documents online at https://www.pay.gov/. Pay.gov allows secure electronic payments to federal government agencies. Payments can be made directly from an individual’s bank account […]
